The 29-year-old capped off his dream year by scoring for England at Euro 2016 and ex-Foxes midfielder Wellens says he is a one-off.

Wellens, 36, told Starsport: “When he signed I had just done my cruciate ligament, I was out for quite a while.

Jamie Vardy wears an Arsenal shirt

JAMIE VARDY wore an Arsenal shirt at King Power Stadium just a couple of months after being linked with the Gunners.

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Jamie Vardy wore an Arsenal shirt after the Gunners' clash with Leicester at King Power Stadium

“It’s an incredible achievement by any striker but to come from Non League and four years later do something like that and then go on to win the Premier League, I don’t think another player will do that”

Richie Wellens

“I trained with him quite a bit but I only played a few games with him.

“His movement is sharp, he’s rapid, his attitude and work ethic is second to no-one in the Premier League in terms of centre forwards.

“It took him a little bit of time to adapt to the Championship from Non League but once he found his feet he was on fire.

“He struggled a bit in his first season in the Premier League, found his feet towards the end then last season everything he touched turned to gold.”

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Jamie Vardy scored in 11 consecutive games last season to break Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record

Discussing Vardy’s record-breaking goal streak, Wellens added: “It’s an incredible achievement by any striker but to come from Non League and four years later do something like that and then go on to win the Premier League, I don’t think another player will do that. I just don’t see it.”

Vardy has become a marked-man this season and his form has suffered, managing just three goals in 17 appearances.

The Foxes forward has failed to score since the start of September and Wellens believes it is a fresh challenge he must pass if he is to be considered a top player.

“Everyone knows what Vardy’s threats are now,” Wellens said.

“Teams have had to look at him and try to adapt. Maybe when they’re defending two v one against Vardy, the second defender drops off so he doesn’t get in a race and the first defender is marking tight, blocking the runs he’s going to make so there’s no space in behind.